There will be a special session on "Peatlands and the carbon cycle" (Session BG1.2) at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 19-24 April 2009 in Vienna, Austria.
The latest version of the Carbopeat newsletter is now available. The newsletter includes a brief review of the Kuching Workshop and Symposium, information on the Sabangua ecosystem restoration project and a focus on Can Tho University.
The 2nd International Symposium on Peatlands in the Global
Carbon Cycle will be held 25-30 September 2009 in Prague,
Czech Republic. See http://www.peatnet.siu.edu/CC09MainPage.html for further details.
7 OCTOBER 2008 international symposium on
policy and practice in peatland management
The International Symposium on Policy and Practice in Peatland
Management listed below has now been postponed until 17-19
November 2008.
6 OCTOBER 2008 international symposium on
policy and practice in peatland management
A new report is available from a UK based think tank. The
report finds that projects designed to halt deforestation
and peatland destruction represent a far more cost effective
means of cutting carbon emissions compared to biofuel subsidies.
10 September 2008 METRO TV TO SHOW CARBOPEAT
SPONSORED FILMS
If the clips of "Keep the peat
wet" have interested you then you will be pleased
to hear that all four films by Adrian Seymour for the AirCO/CARBOPEAT/RESTORPEAT
partnerships are to be aired on Metro TV in Indonesia this
month starting Saturday 13th at 12.30. You could also watch
it via live streaming at http://www.imediabiz.tv/.
"Three of the documentaries “Karet Busa Raksasa
Indonesia - The Giant Sponge of Indonesia”, "Menjaga
Pagar Nusantara - The Guardian of the Archipelago” and
“Agar Gambut Tetap Basah - Keep my Peat Wet” cover
critical environmental issues in Indonesia including the link
between deforestation and flooding, the continuing destruction
of mangroves and the incredible smoke and CO2 emissions
from peat fires. The fourth documentary, “Penjaga Terakhir
Sang Mahakam - The Last Guardian of the Mahakam” follows
an expedition in search of a previously unknown and isolated
group of river dolphins living hundreds of kilometres upstream
of the Mahakam River in East Kalimantan. The films are around
20 minutes each."
10 SEPTEMBER 2008 FULL LENGTH VERSION OF
KEEP THE PEAT WET
A full length version of the Agar Gambut Tetap Basah (Keep
the peat wet) film is now available.
A short introduction to "Keep the peat wet" (one
of four short films by Adrian Seymour for the AirCO/CARBOPEAT/RESTORPEAT
partnerships is now available on YouTube. Click play below
to view the clip. (Filesize: 1.8 Mbytes).
4 September 2008 FILM CLIP TRIAL AVAILABLE
A short sample of "Keep the peat wet" (one of four
short films by Adrian Seymour for the AirCO/CARBOPEAT/RESTORPEAT
partnerships is now available on YouTube. Click play below
to view the clip.
28 August 2008 OUTPUTS FROM CARBOPEAT SPONSORED
EVENT
The successful Carbopeat sponsored International
Symposium and Workshop on Tropical Peatland in Kuching
has now finished. Apart from a range of presentations, lively
discussions and an interesting technical tour the meetings
also resulted in the creation of pro tem committees
for a Malaysian Peat Society and the International Peat Society's
Commission 9 (Tropical Peatlands).
